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Network Design for a Dial NMS Case Study
Dial NMS Planning Questionnaire
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Basic Dial NMS Implementation Guide
Do you provide reports for any service level commitments with
your customers? If yes, what management systems will you use?
Yes
Multi Router Traffic Grapher
(MRTG)
Custom-based AAA
accounting tools and database
query tools
Identify the types of users who require network management
reports.
Network managers
Network operators
Network engineers
Help desk operators
Corporations who outsource
their dial-up service
End users
What types of reports do you provide?
Periodic performance reports
Billing reports
Security reports
Router operations reports
High-priority syslog reports
What format do the managers want to view the reports in? HTML web pages and
online graphs
Who will monitor the management systems? The network operations staff
How will network operators be notified of network problems? By sending e-mail to their pagers
For fault and performance management purposes, do you need to
provide call detail records?
Yes
Disconnect cause codes and retrain
counters must be inspected.
What security protocols do you use for authentication,
authorization, and accounting (AAA)?
RADIUS for the remote
modem users
TACACS+ for the router
administrators in the NOC
What dial NMS freeware do you plan to use? MRTG, UCD-SNMP, Linux, and
Apache
What software tools do you plan to develop internally?
Log File Rotator
Device Navigator
Modem Call Record Viewer
Web-based management
War Dialer for performance
testing (optional)
Do you plan to build and maintain customized scripts? Yes
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